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Pinyin sāo
Radical
Strokes
12
Definition
disturb / to scratch
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搔 [sāo] 动 【本义】:用指甲轻刮 [En.] The original meaning: to scratch with one's nails. 【造字法】:形声。从手,蚤声。 [En.] Etymology: A phono-semantic compound; composed of the radical for "hand" and the sound component "sǎo". 【引】 1. 《说文》:搔,括也。 [En.] Shuōwén: "Sāo" refers to scratching. 2. 《礼记·内则》:而敬仰搔之。 注:“摩也。” [En.] From "Lǐjì: Nèizé": "And venerate it with scratching." Note: "to rub." 3. 《汉书·枚乘传》:足可搔而绝。 集注:“谓抓也。” [En.] From "Hànshū: Méichéng Record": "The feet can scratch and cut off." Commentary: "Refers to grasping." 4. 杜甫《春望》:白头搔更短,浑欲不胜簪。 [En.] From Du Fu's "Spring View": "With white hair scratched even shorter, I want to bear a hairpin." 【例】 又如:搔背(以指甲搔脊背);搔掐(以指甲抓刮);搔扪(爬搔抚摸);搔摸(呵痒);搔首(爬搔头部);搔耙(以指爪或他物抓刮爬梳。) [En.] Examples: scratching the back (using nails to scratch the back); scratching (scraping with nails); scratching and caressing (to scratch and touch); scratching (to relieve itch); scratching the head (to scratch the head); scraping with claws (to scratch or comb with claws or other objects). 【同义词】 1. 同本义 ([En.] scratch) 2. 通“骚”。骚扰;骚乱 ([En.] annoy) [En.] Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] scratch) 2. Same as "sāo". To disturb; to create chaos ([En.] annoy) 【引】 1. 《淮南子·兵略训》:残贼天下,万民搔动。 [En.] From "Huáinánzǐ: Military Strategies": "The remnants of thieves disturb the world, causing all people to suffer." 2. 《盐铁论·非鞅》:吴起长兵攻取, 楚人搔动,相与泣 悼王。 [En.] From "Yántiě Lùn: Against Yǐng": "Wǔ Qǐ's forces attacked and seized, the people of Chǔ were disturbed, weeping for the king." 3. 《三国志·陆凯传》:所在搔扰,更为烦苛。 [En.] From "Sānguózhì: Lù Kǎi's Biography": "Wherever he goes, he disturbs, making things even more troublesome." 【例】 又如:搔动(骚动;扰乱);搔扰(动乱不安,扰乱);搔搔(忧虑的样子) [En.] Examples: stirring (to create a disturbance; to agitate); disturbing (unrest and chaos); an anxious demeanor.
sāo tóu
Scratch your head
sāo shǒu
scratch one's head
姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī
to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
sāo yǎng
to scratch (an itch) / to tickle
gé xuē sāo yǎng
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual

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